HTML Prozac

"The bigger my toothy grin is, the smaller my troubles grow.
"The louder I say I'm happy, the more I believe it's so."
Patience and Prudence

I've been trying to be more optimistic of late. My current policy of sighing wearily on 83% of all occasions and frowning on the remaining 17% can only be changed by intense exposure to lovely things. What use is the careworn scowl, the jaded outlook?

So the earth is overcrowded and overheated. What of it?
So, people are mostly selfish and stupid. What is that to me?
And if science and education are everywhere supplanted by propaganda, superstition and hysteria, is that any cause for concern?

Constant viewing of this page has enabled me to forget the woes of the world. I am, to use Susan Jeffer's phrase, "Saying Yes to my Universe". I'm OK and you're OK. I am, in short, getting in touch with my Inner American. Somehow it almost seems possible that the world can be made safe through superior military force imposing democracy on grateful brown people.

As the world spirals ever further into chaos and fear, the internet will be a vital source of reassurance in the form of cheerful animated gifs and midi sound files. This page will be at the forefront of that healing force. Relax. Stroke the screen. Feel the healing waves of joy play over you like a warm tongue.

Here there are only happy things.

You are safe here.

Say it again. Safe. You are safe here.